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Samantha Cristoforetti is on the ISS

The docking to the International Space Station in the Italian night

The Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying the Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti docked this night at 1:40 Italian time the International Space Station (ISS), on board of which there are now a total of 11 people. Thus begins the mission "Minerva", which will continue for nearly six months. The crew will conduct scientific research in various fields: materials science, health technologies, botany....

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Cape Canaveral, United States, 04/28/2022 08:43
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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